Clochette 1.0-b1

Clochette 1.0-b1 is considered as a smart and useful application that allows you to rename the files (on the file system) that correspond to selected tracks in iTunes in a fast and smart way.

Clochette is a suite of two small pieces of software: one main standalone application from which you configure you prefered settings and which performs all the computation and renaming, and a small applescript (no more than 4 lines of code) which launches Clochette directly from the iTunes menu bar. At first launch, Clochette will install the script at its correct location: ~/Library/iTunes/Scripts/.

Usage:

Note: Make sure that you have disabled the 'Keep iTunes Music folder organized' option in iTunes preferences (Preferences > Advanced), so that iTunes won't try to rename your files.

• In iTunes main window, select the tracks that correspond to the files you want to rename .
• In the Applescript menu (in iTunes), click the menu item labelled 'Clochette File Renamer'.
• Choose your preferred settings in the Clochette application main window. See the application contextual help for more info on tag options for building new patterns.
• Click the 'Rename Files' button in the Clochette main window.
• Quit Clochette or go back to iTunes.

• Copy the Clochette application in your Apllications folder.
• Run Clochette. This step important: The first time you run Clochette, it installs a small and unharmful applescript in the iTunes Scripts folder (located in the ~/Library/iTunes/Scripts/ folder in your home folder). Without that script, it would not be possible to launch Clochette directly from iTunes (although Clochette would still be working as expected). If you to reinstall the script from the iTunes Scripts folder, simply rerun the application to reinstall it (this option can be configured from the preferences panel).

Requirements:

•  OS X Leopard.